DARPA just announced a prize pool of $6.5M to award to teams with the highest-payload drone design. Battery technology is on ...

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker is set to transform aircraft carrier aviation. -By ...

The Pentagon's technology incubator has launched a competition seeking novel designs for uncrewed cargo aircraft capable of ...

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DARPA's Lift Challenge aims to develop small uncrewed aircraft systems (drones) capable of carrying up to four times their own weight, a substantial leap from the typical 1:1 payload-to-weight ratio.

In February 2025, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed that Serco Inc. had completed the construction of a new prototype uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The USX-1 Defiant, ...

DARPA wants to move drones to the next level with its Lift Challenge – a US$6.5-million competition aimed at creating small ...

This is not your ordinary military drone. This one can transform into different shapes and pick stuff up right off the ground. Transporting military troops or delivering necessary supplies has become ...

May 19, 2025: The American DARPA research agency has developed something old but with a new twist. They have built a 55 meter long, 250 t0n naval drone, otherwise known as an autonomous ship. This ...